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Streamer vs. CD Transport

I have my Arcam R Play streamer and my Cyrus CD t transport both connected to a Schiit Gungnir Multibit DAC.  The streamer only has an output for a coax connector whereas the transport has provision for both coax and optical cable. Therefore, I have the coax hooking up the streamer and the optical connected to the transport.  I like the sound of both, but the SQ from the Arcam seems to be slightly superior to the SQ of the Cyrus.
My question is, is this due to the inherent superiority of coax technology over optical technology?
Or, is streaming better sounding than CDs?
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rvpiano OP
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Mtavares,

I ordered the Silverstar cable on approval per your recommendation.  I’ll let you know how it sounds.
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larry5729
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jaudio,

I wonder what sound difference you hear with the Aurender vs the Bluesound Node 2I.  When I was looking at the Bluesound Node 2i, I was also looking at the Bel Canto eOne streamer at double the price and wondered if I would hear significantly better sound quality.
mtavares
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rvpiano,

Nice to hear that you will try the Black Cat Silvestar. This way you will use the best connections between your equipments.  QJA
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Mtavares,

It arrived in one day. i already connected it. The Cable Company lends you a burnt in loaner cable to try out to see if you like it.
At first, it sounded constricted.  But after several hours playing its starting to fill out very nicely.  It sounds like a keeper.

Thanks very much for the recommendation!
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I own a Bluesound Node2i and found improvement when replacing the stock PC with a good aftermarket.
I started thinking that what makes the Node a budget device is the lack of a high quality power supply. The PS in a streamer like the Aurender would be vastly superior to the Node. Better internals in the Aurender goes without saying.


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